The investigation is ongoing in the case of a possible mob assault on an Indian Land teen earlier this month.

A sheriff’s deputy learned of the assault after responding to a home in the 1500 block of Juniper Hills Lane in Indian Land just after 7:45 p.m. Oct. 21, according to a Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office incident report.

The 17-year-old male victim told the deputy he was walking home from a friend’s house on South Legacy Park Boulevard when he was approached by a group of people he knew, including two men and a woman.

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One man was arrested this week and five others are being sought as part of a sweeping, joint sex offender operation between local and federal authorities.
The joint initiative, dubbed “Operation Lights Out” and comprising members of the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office and U.S. Marshals, was revealed during a press conference Friday, Oct. 26, at the Lancaster County Public Safety Training Center.

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Members of the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office learned last week their agency was the winner of a state excellence award.
The sheriff’s office is this year’s recipient of the Santee Cooper Excellence in Law Enforcement Award, according to a sheriff’s office press release.
Sheriff Barry Faile formally announced the award on Friday, Oct. 26, only moments after presenting the results of a joint operation between his office and the U.S. Marshals office.

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Lancaster County school board members agreed to join municipalities and other entities across the country in a settlement with a major international investment bank resulting from a U.S. Department of Justice antitrust case that gained international attention last year.
The unanimous vote came during the school board’s monthly meeting Oct. 16, during which district staff updated school board members on the district’s progress toward national common core standards.

The city of Lancaster is putting forth significant money to help develop a business park near Lancaster County Airport on S.C. 9.

Lancaster City Council voted 6-1 at its Tuesday, Oct. 23, meeting to allocate $900,000 to extend city water and sewer services to the Lancaster Air-Rail Industrial Park, a project that’s being jointly planned by Lancaster City Council and Lancaster County Council.

The U.S. Department of Justice has approved a polling place and name change for Indian Land’s Belair I precinct.

Despite Justice Department notification in early October, state elections officials began sending voters notice of the change only late last week, thanks largely to a precinct resident’s curiosity regarding the status of the pending change.

U.S. House District 5 challenger Joyce Knott came out swinging against incumbent Congressman Mick Mulvaney on Tuesday, Oct. 23, at the second Before You Vote – 2012 Candidate Forum, though their meeting, like the one between County Council District 5 candidates, remained largely straightforward and focused on the issues.